Introduction of rhombus frame to improve building performance in earthquake

S. M. A. Hoq, M. A. Sabbir, K. Mahmud

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Abstract

![CDATA[The primary focus of this study is to present a frame shape which will improve building performance in earthquake excitations. The investigation started with 3-story frame. The proposed Rhombus Shape is introduced to compare with the Rectangular Shape frame, keeping the height-to-width ratio and the loading same. The performance of the proposed Rhombus Shape Frame is compared with the popular Rectangular Moment Resisting Frame for different earthquake records. The seismic performance of the frame is evaluated based on the inter-story drift. This study report, that even with significant amount of member reduction, the proposed frame shape exhibits higher lateral stiffness than the equivalent rectangular moment resisting frame.]]
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 4th Annual Paper Meet and 1st Civil Engineering Congress, December 22-24, 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh
PublisherInstitution of Engineers
Pages298-302
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9789843343635
Publication statusPublished - 2011
EventCivil Engineering Congress -
Duration: 22 Dec 2011 → …

Conference

ConferenceCivil Engineering Congress
Period22/12/11 → …

Keywords

  • earthquake engineering
  • buildings
  • structural frames

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